Archives|LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL.; EIGHTY FAMILIES LEFT HOMELESS, THE LOSS $500,000, WITH LIGHT INSURANCE --SLIGHT STRUCTURES AND LUMBERYARDS AND MILLS SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE--SCENES AT THE CONFLAGRATION--TERRIFIED PEOPLE ESCAPING FROMTHEIR BURNING DWELLINGS--THE LOSSES AND INSURANCES, OTHER LOSSSES.

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LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL.; EIGHTY FAMILIES LEFT HOMELESS, THE LOSS $500,000, WITH LIGHT INSURANCE --SLIGHT STRUCTURES AND LUMBERYARDS AND MILLS SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE--SCENES AT THE CONFLAGRATION--TERRIFIED PEOPLE ESCAPING FROMTHEIR BURNING DWELLINGS--THE LOSSES AND INSURANCES, OTHER LOSSSES.

MONTREAL, May 30.--At 1;30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a shed in a rear of No. 165 Dalhousie-street. The alarm had scarcely been given when an immense volume of flame illuminated the surrounding buildings, and gave notice that a tire was under way that would tax the efforts of the firemen to the utmost. The first alarm was merged... View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on May 31, 1877, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL.; EIGHTY FAMILIES LEFT HOMELESS, THE LOSS $500,000, WITH LIGHT INSURANCE --SLIGHT STRUCTURES AND LUMBERYARDS AND MILLS SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE--SCENES AT THE CONFLAGRATION--TERRIFIED PEOPLE ESCAPING FROMTHEIR BURNING DWELLINGS--THE LOSSES AND INSURANCES, OTHER LOSSSES. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe